Dead Winter: This has a really rough start as the creator struggles to really find his art style at first, but it hits its stride pretty soon. I'll admit the art is a little incongruous at first - it's a webcomic about a zombie apocalypse done in a cutesy, vaguely anime style - but after a time you come to appreciate it. Although a comic set in a zombie apocalypse, it's not really about zombies... They're more like a fact of life that the characters have to deal with, like bad weather or taxes. The writing is solid and serviceable, but nothing stellar.
Oh, and every hundred strips creator S. David Shabet treats us readers to a fully-animated strip, which is always incredible to behold.
The Abominable Charles Christopher: Visually one of the most beautiful comics on the webs and done by print comics veteran Karl Kerschl, this follows the exploits of what might or might not be a dwarf-sized abominable snowman, as well as the more mundane animals that inhabit the forest he calls home. It kind of has a story, but I'm at a loss to explain what that is after three years of updates. Honestly, writing-wise, when not doing one-off gags it's kind of incoherent. But look at that art! Gorgeous.
Lackadaisy Cats: A comic about prohibition-era mobster cats. Most of the time they're goofy and adorable with plenty of humour to be found, and then every now and then one of them gets up to the sort of psychotic dark acts (sometimes with black humour, sometimes not) that only a murderous mobster can. Every bit as gorgeous, if not moreso, as Charles Christopher, but with much better (more coherent) writing. Creator Tracy Butler is a master of expressions, and the detail that she puts into each and every one of her panels blows me away Every. Single. Time.
The only major drawback is that it updates infrequently (albeit in large, satifsying chunks.)
Doodze, a Tiny Epic: Done by a high school friend of mine, Doodze is a comic about the trials and tribulations of the would-be-hero-but-actually-is-Sh'leep-herder Eddo. He's a dood, which is kind of like a yellow smurf that lives in bamboo. Robin White, the creator, describes it as "Smurfs meets Lord of the Rings." I've always been a big fan of Robin's art style - it has plenty of mad energy. The comic's still in its early stages, so it's definitely worth checking out.
That's it for now. I'll do another four next time.
Oh, and while I'm still here, WHAT IS THIS I DONT EVEN
WHAT
WHAT
I think it's that "Made in USA" label that makes my brain break. It's just the little bit that pushes me over the edge.
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